Pressing device.



0. E'. FELLAND.

PRESSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APB'. 4, 190s.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

. .QW//l/ //l//// /W ////1 OLAF E. FELLAND, OF STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN.

PRESSING DEVICE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

Application filed April 4, 1908. Serial No. 425,208.

To all whom it 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, OLAF E. FELLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stoughton, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pressing Devices,of which the following is a specification, referings.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for pressing tobacco orthe like in boxes or other receptacles.

The object of the invention is to provide a Vsimple and practical deviceof this character which will be convenient, eifective in operaion andcomparatively inexpensive to prouce.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel features of construction and the combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed7 and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view of myimproved pressing or packing device Fig. 2 is a view showing itsapplication to a box and Fig. 3 is a detail section taken on the planeindicated by the line 3 3 in Fig. 2.

In the drawings l denotes a press board or plate of any suitable formand construction at each end of which is provided a bearing 2 for alever 3 which carries a link or jaw member 4. Each of the levers 3 is inthe form of a bell crank and of substantially right angular shape and itis forked or bifurcated, at its angular end, to provide spaced branchesor arms 5, the other end of the lever being shaped to provide a handle6. The arms or branches 5 of the forked angular end of the lever arepivoted upon pins or pivots 7 in the spaced ends of the bearing 2, whichlatter is preferably of substantially semi-circular form and securedupon the top of the press board by fastenings 8, as shown. The link oraw member 4 is of substantially U-shape having spaced arms 9 united attheir lower ends by an integral cross bar l0 which is laterally oifsetso as to form a jaw to engage the bottom of a box or other receptacle, abase board or the like. The upper ends of the arms or side portions 9 ofthe link 4 are curved inwardly and apertured to receive a pivot bolt 11which passes through the 'branches or arms 5 of the lever 3 at itsangles.

A spacing sleeve 12 is arranged upon the bolt ence being had to theaccompanying draw#l 1l to hold the arms or branches 5 of the leverapart.

The operation of the device will be readily understood upon reference toFig. 2. It will be lseen that when it is desired to press or packtobacco or any other material in a box or similar receptacle the pressboard l is placed upon the top of such material and the jaws l0 of thelinks 9 are engaged with the bottom of the box. The levers 3 are thenswung iirst upwardly, then inwardly, and then downwardly until theirhandles 6 rest upon the top of the press board. When the levers are thusoperated it will be seen that owing to their angular shape and to thepivotal connection between them and the curved upper ends of the link orjaw members the press board will be forced downwardly to compress thematerial in the box.

It will be understood that for the box may be substituted a base boardupon which the material to be pressed is placed and that when the leversare operated as above described the material will be pressed between thepress board 1 and the base board.

It will be noted that when the levers are swung to the position shown inFig. 2 that the pivots ll will pass over the pivots 7 and the leverswill thereby be locked in such position. It will also be noted that whenthe device is not in use the link members and the levers may be swunginwardly and downwardly so as to rest upon the top of the board andoccupy but little space.

While the invention maybe used in various ways it is especially adaptedyfor tobacco packing.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

l. A device of the character described comprising a press board adaptedto engage the material to be pressed, and clamps at the opposite ends ofsaid press board, each of said clamps having a link member with a jaw toengage a base or support upon which the material to be pressed is placedand an angular locking lever for actuating said link member.

2. The combination with a box or receptacle having an open top, of apress board to engage the material in said box, and clamps arranged uponthe opposite ends of said press board and each comprising a link memberhaving a j aw to engage the bottom of the box and an angular lockinglever for actuating the` link member. i m' 3. A device of the characterdescribed comprising a press board, bearings at opposite points on thelatter, angular levers forked at their angular ends and pivoted' to thebearings and substantially U-shaped link members having offset jaws attheir united free ends and having their other offset ends pivoted to theangular portions 'of the levers.

4. A device of the character described comprising a press board andclamps carried by the opposite ends of said board and each consisting ofan angular locking lever pivoted to the board and a link member pivotedto the lever and having an engaging aW at its free end, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

| 5. A device of the character described l comprising a press board andclamps ar ranged at the opposite ends of said board and each comprisinga ,locking lever and a substantially U-shaped link having its armspivoted to the'lever and its closed portion or end laterally offset toprovide an engaging jaw, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflx my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

OLAF E. FELLAND.

Witnesses:

VM. FELLAND, R. D. McCook.

